[bksvol-discuss] wish List
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:16:59 -0700 (PDT)
I agree with your list, except I thinkl the wish list,
to be usefull, needs to be checked daily, so that
books that people have taken to scan (clicked on scan)
can bd dropped from the list. Otherwise duplication of
effort can occur, evenn if it's only updated weekly.
Cindy
--- Elizabeth and Burton <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> What skill does somebody new need that the people
> their do not have? I do
> not understand what kind of new skills are required
> to
>
> 1. update the step 1 step 2 and admin queue on some
> kind of regular basis
> say once a month
>
> 2. update the wish list once a month
>
> 3. update the programming so only books kicked back
> appear at the top of
> the bookshare step 1 list and newly submitted books
> appear at the bottom of
> the step 1 list.
>
>
> 4. communicate the kicked back list (and only the
> kicked back list) along
> with detailed explanation to some designated
> volunteer. That volunteer can
> then email the person who just validated the book
> and had it kicked
> back. The book would not go back into step 1. In
> one stroke we will get
> rid of books which cycle back onto step 1 after
> being kicked back numerous
> times.
>
> Perhaps if I really understood what each member of
> the staff does at
> present I might understand how such skills are
> lacking.
>
> E.
>
>
> At 03:41 PM 10/21/2006, you wrote:
> >Elizabeth,
> >
> >You apparently didn't understand. The new person
> will not be working in a
> >brand new area. Route 66 has been a project of
> Benetech's for some time,
> >and Janice has been working on it along with
> Bookshare. Together they make
> >up Benetech's Literacy programs. While the Product
> Manager won't be working
> >on Bookshare full time, it's my understanding that
> the majority of that
> >person's time will be devoted to Bookshare.
> >
> >Also, the solution to Bookshare's primary problem
> is to hire someone who has
> >the experience and organizational skills to
> understand which fixes/requests
> >to give the highest priority and insure that the
> work is done with those
> >priorities in mind. It's obvious that the current
> staff doesn't have the
> >required skills, so someone who does must be hired.
> >
> >Gerald
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Elizabeth and
> >Burton
> >Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:24 PM
> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Step 1 Issues (was
> Re: very confused)
> >
> >I am sorry that bookshare is planning to hire more
> staff in a brand new
> >area before its present staff concentrates on
> solving present long standing
> >issues. Of course bookshare is a shared project,
> fueled by the good will
> >of many many volunteers. We need to remember that
> there is share in the
> >name, org in the title and that the agenda is a
> group effort as many have
> >so righted noted.
> >
> >E.
> >At 03:03 PM 10/21/2006, you wrote:
> >
> > >>Gerald, thanks for explaining how the advisory
> group works. I do
> > >>understand that some technical knowledge is
> necessary for the group to
> > >>work. I don't know half of the people you
> mentioned since they are not
> > >>on this list. I know a couple of them by
> reputation only. I'm glad to
> > >>know that the group is balanced and is
> advocating for us. I'm sorry to
> > >>hear that the Bookshare staff isn't able to make
> some of the much needed
> > >>changes at this point. It's still a project
> that's worth our support
> > >>because it's a legal way for blind people to
> share the efforts of making
> > >>books accessible. I hope things will change for
> the better soon.
> > >
> > >
> > >Monica Willyard
> > >
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